I have a 2001 Volvo V70XC with 151K miles on it and the front tires are wearing very badly and unevenly. Today the local Firestone mechanics said something is binding in the AWD, causing the tires to rotate at different speeds (we bought the last few sets of tires from Firestone). We had the transmission rebuild by AAMCO at 120K miles I think (I can't remember right now). Do I take it back to AAMCO for them to look at the transmission again or take it to the dealer? I've read several posts now about other owners who have had issues with their rear wheels not working properly with the AWD, but I have not seen any others with front wheel AWD issues. I can't be the only one.
While driving recently I took my hands off the steering wheel and braked. The steering wheel quickly wobbled back and forth from one side to the over as I applied the brakes. Today, while making a slow speed, very sharp U-turn in an empty parking lot it seemed like I could actually feel the difference in tire rotation speed (and hear it as one tire seemed to spin out while the other grabbed the pavement).
This is my wife's car that we got brand new when we lived in Indianpolis and she still loves the feel of the car, but the maintenance issues are starting to annoy me and the safety of the vehicle (especially with unevenly worn front tires) is alarming (not to mention some of the other numerous aging car maintenance issues we continue to encounter).
Chris
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